rolls up

verb

present tense third-person singular of roll up
as in increases
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number ticket sales are expected to roll up as the date of the concert nears

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Recent Examples of rolls up The material itself is soft, breathable, and machine washable for easy cleaning, and the pillow rolls up into a convenient carrying pouch that can be clipped onto your personal item for easy access. — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026 As a delivery truck backs up to the loading dock of a warehouse on a 1,000-acre apple farm in LaFayette, New York, a worker rolls up the door to the cargo area, revealing 35 three-foot-tall bags filled with 5,000 pounds of weed. — Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 Jason Momoa rolls up on a Harley-Davidson motorbike to a photocall for Supergirl in London on June 18. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 For example, the spinal cord starts out as a flat plate of neural tissue, but then rolls up into a tube. — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Increasingly, luxury groups are questioning whether pure visibility is enough, and how to create longevity after the festival rolls up the red carpet. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 The Live Exhibit dates kick off on June 4 at an unannounced New York venue, two days before the producer-songwriter rolls up at the Governors Ball. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026 Then Percy Beauchamp rolls up to the house with news for Lord John that Captain Richardson is on his way to Savannah. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Curtain cornices, lampshades, and headboards Lampshades can be frustrating to clean because the dust rolls up. — Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rolls up
  1. increases
  2. rises
  3. accelerates
  4. swells
  5. expands
Verb
  • Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Thus the image is both cropped at the top and bottom and blown up in a way that increases the grain and softness.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Definition of increases
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  • About one in five US adults now gets at least some news from online influencers – a figure that rises to nearly four in ten among adults under 30.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In low-income countries, that figure rises to about 77%, according to Lario.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of rises
Verb
  • In her eighth novel, Davidson wraps a family drama with workplace intrigue in a plot that starts on a high note, then accelerates from there.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The new capital will help accelerates the development, sampling, testing and validation of the quantum pigment technology across real-world materials and product applications.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of accelerates
Verb
  • With an American League team that comes to Citizens Bank Park only every other year, that number swells to 50.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Conditions will deteriorate further by midweek as northwest swells increase, the Weather Service said.
    — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of swells
Verb
  • As artificial intelligence expands across K-12 schools, Massachusetts announced a new $500,000 public-private investment in AI applied learning opportunities for hundreds of students, the Healey-Driscoll administration announced Tuesday.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The Iranian military fired six missiles on Jordan today, according to the Jordan Armed Forces, as the regional conflict expands.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of expands

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